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Hon’ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs , Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti presides over the Hindi Advisory Committee meeting of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution at Madurai on 23.02.2023
In accordance with the resolution of Gazette Notification Dated 28.06.2021 MO CA, F & PD, Government of India, Hindi Advisory Committee Meeting of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution has been conducted at Madurai, Tamilnadu on 23.02.2023 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MoS Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti.
Hon’ble MoS reviewed the progress of Implementation of Rajbhasha.
Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble MoS appealed for promotion of Hindi as well as giving respect to all regional languages. Hon’ble Minister also appreciated efforts made by the Ministry in this regard. During the meeting, agenda based on the implementation of Rajbhasha Hindi in day to day function of various offices of the Ministry, was discussed in detail.
Hon’ble MP  Dr.  Beestti Venkata Satyavathi was present in the meeting. Shri Rajendra Kumar, Joint Secretary, Food & Public Distribution and Dr. K. Guite, Economic Advisor, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastav, Director General, Nationational Testing House, Kolkata, Smt. Sangeeta Ramrakhayani, Director , CWC, New Delhi, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Dviwedi, Professor, Indian Institute of Legal Metrology, Ranchi, Smt. Mamta Upadhyay Lal, Addl.Director General and Shri Ajay Kumar, Executive Director, FCI, Hqrs., New Delhi were also present in the meeting.
Members of the committee included the learned non-official members of Hindi Advisory Committee, Shri Vinay Kumar, Senior Journalist, Ranchi, Shri Pradeep Srivastava, Associate Editor, Sanmarg, Ghaziabad and Shri Bandopant Patil, Rastrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Vardha were also present in the meeting.
The events was successfully organized by Shri P.Muthumaran, Genl.Manager, Food Corporation of India, Tamil Nadu Region in collaboration of Central Warehousing Corporation and Bureau of Indian Standards.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Centre reviews COVID-19 Vaccination with 11 North Eastern and Hill States/UTs
States requested to saturate 18+ age group , focus on 60+ age group and administer 2nd dose to those eligible
Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level review meeting today with 11 North East and Hill States and UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand.
At the outset, the Health Secretary underlined that:
a) The States/UTs need to quickly saturate the first dose coverage among the 18+ population category.
b) States must also focus on the 60+ age group as the coverage of both the doses in this category is unsatisfactory in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya. The vulnerability of this age group to COVID-19 makes this exercise of prime importance.
c) The attention of the States was brought to the fact that the administration of the first dose has progressively outpaced the administration of second dose. It was suggested that States earmark doses, earmark days and target the completion of the exercise for these beneficiaries.
The details of State/UT-wise balance stock of 0.5 ml Syringes, Vaccination Coverage among Special Groups , COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among women particularly pregnant and lactating women was also discussed.
States/UTs were advised to closely monitor the stock from State Vaccine Stores to Cold Chain Point,check rational distribution and restrict vaccine wastage to below 2%, update data on eVIN  on a daily basis, check supply of other denomination syringes as per availability /Disposable) for COVID vaccination.
PIB Headquarters
PF Near You on March 10th
The monthly customer oriented interactive programme called "Nidhi Apke Nikat" or "PF near you" started by EPFO is scheduled to be held on 10th March 2017 at E.P.F. Regional Office Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram for the stakeholders of Trivandrum and Pathanamthitta districts. The programme is intended to address the grievances of not only the employees but employers also for quick and prompt redressal. Trade unions representing the employees can also participate in the programme. Through this programme EPFO intends to invite suggestions from all concerned about the new information technology based initiatives launched for the benefits of subscribers and employers.
The Regional P.F. Commissioner will personally hear the subscribers between 10.30 AM and 1 PM while employers and trade union representatives can meet the Regional P.F. Commissioner between 3 PM and 4 PM.
All those who wish to lodge their complaints/ suggestions may give it in writing clearly specifying the EPF Employee/ Employer code / UAN to reach Regional P.F. Office, Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan, Pattom, Trivandrum 695004 before 28th February 2017.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
From training in her father’s farm to winning Khelo India silver, Maharashtra’ s Kalyani Gadekar has come a long way
A mud pit that doubled up as a makeshift wrestling arena in her father’s small farm became the perfect training ground for Kalyani Gadekar.
It doesn’t mean that the Maharashtra wrestler, the 53kg silver medallist at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
It is just that her father didn’t have a choice. A wrestling fan, Pandurang Gadekar wanted young Kalyani to become a wrestler. But their tiny village called Jaipur in Washim district of Vidarbha didn’t have a single coaching centre.
“My father somehow collected soft gymnastic mats and put a bedsheet over them to give me a feel of playing on wrestling mats,” she laughed.
The father and daughter tango didn’t end with the emergence of the makeshift wrestling arena, though. Pandurang even had to don the mantle of coach and trainer because there were no coaches in their district, despite the state producing innumerable national and international winners over the years.
Their partnership ended when Kalyani made it to the School Nationals in her very first attempt. Her parents then sold a part of their land to shift her to Sonepat for further training.
“My younger brother and sister continued to train in the same mud pit when I switched towns. We used to have a lot of fun as kids,” Kalyani recalled.
Incidentally, now, the three siblings all train at the Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence in Mumbai.
The 18-year-old Kalyani has clearly come a long way since her initial training, winning the 53kg silver here on Wednesday.
It wasn’t easy though. Twice, she came from behind to beat Punjab’s Manjeet Kaur in the semifinal. But she ran out of luck in the gold medal bout, unable to stop the juggernaut of Haryana’s Antim.
“I am happy with my performance though. I normally compete in the 50kg category. But as there is the 49kg category here, I had to move up to the 53kg class. I couldn’t cut my weight down in such a short time,” Kalyani, who had won a silver in the KIYG Pune edition too, in the 46kg category, explained.
About a year ago, she got selected to train at Kandivali, Mumbai, under the SAI scheme, and has been working with coach Amol Yadav on her tactical game.
“She is physically very strong and used to be very defensive due to lack of proper coaching. But we are working on that and I am sure we can see a major improvement in her performance over the next 6-10 months,” said Yadav.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Sampada
The Ministry has been implementing the Scheme, ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana ’, a comprehensive package for creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It not only provides boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also helps in providing better returns to farmers, creating employment opportunities, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.
SAMPADA is a digital platform through which various projects sanctioned under different sub-schemes of PMKSY is monitored.
A total of 853 projects for setting up food processing units have been sanctioned so far by the Ministry under different sub-schemes of PMKSY with totalproject cost of Rs.21058.29 crore and approved grants-in-aid of Rs.6673.74 crore, out of which Rs.4444.25 crore has been released. These projects entail processing and preservation capacity of 216.81 lakh MT per annum and 70.014 lakh MT per annum respectively, benefiting 41,42,917 farmers and generating 10,61,361 employment.
This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Mr Bill Gates on the sidelines of COP26 in Glasgow, UK
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Mr Bill Gates on the sidelines of COP26 Summit in Glasgow, United Kingdom on 2 November 2021.
2. Prime Minister expressed appreciation for the work being done by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India. Bill Gates briefed Prime Minister on the progress of Mission Innovation. They discussed ways to step up activities in India under Mission Innovation.
3. Promising opportunities in areas like green hydrogen, aviation fuels, battery storage and vaccine research were also discussed.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
ONDC Project
Open Network for Digital Commerce  is an initiative aiming at promoting open networks for all aspects of exchange of goods and services over digital or electronic networks. ONDC is to be based on open-sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols independent of any specific platform.
The foundations of ONDC are to be open protocols for all aspects in the entire chain of activities in exchange of goods and services, similar to hypertext transfer protocol for information exchange over internet, simple mail transfer protocol for exchange of emails and unified payments interface for payments.
These open protocols would be used for establishing public digital infrastructure in the form of open registries and open network gateways to enable exchange of information between providers and consumers. Providers and consumers would be able to use any compatible application of their choice for exchange of information and carrying out transactions over ONDC.
Thus, ONDC goes beyond the current platform-centric digital commerce model where the buyer and seller have to use the same platform or application to be digitally visible and do a business transaction.
ONDC protocols would standardize operations like cataloguing, inventory management, order management and order fulfilment. Thus, small businesses would be able to use any ONDC compatible applications instead of being governed by specific platform centric policies. This will provide multiple options to small businesses to be discoverable over network and conduct business. It would also encourage easy adoption of digital means by those currently not on digital commerce networks.
ONDC is expected to make e-Commerce more inclusive and accessible for consumers. Consumers can potentially discover any seller, product or service by using any compatible application or platform, thus increasing freedom of choice for consumers. It will enable the consumers to match demand with the nearest available supply. This would also give consumers the liberty to choose their preferred local businesses. Thus, ONDC would standardize operations, promote inclusion of local suppliers, drive efficiencies in logistics and lead to enhancement of value for consumers.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, all officers and staff of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal decide to contribute one day's salary to the PM CARES Fund
In view of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 which has engulfed the entire world and has posed severe health and economic ramifications for our country, a public charitable trust under the name of 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund ' has been set up under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of India, as announced in the 'News Updates' on the official website of PMINDIA on 28th March, 2020, and also published by the Press Information Bureau in its Release ID 1608851 dated 28th March, 2020. An appeal has, therefore, been made to donate generously to the above fund to deal with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like the one posed by COVID-19 pandemic and to provide relief to the affected.
In light of the above, it has been decided in consultation with all the Vice Presidents of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to contribute one day's salary to the PM CARES Fund in respect of all officers and staff of the ITAT viz., President, Vice Presidents, Members, Registry Officers and other staff to help the nation in fighting the ongoing pandemic.
As an institution which recognizes its social and national responsibilities, the ITAT, in an Announcement issued today by its President Justice P.P. Bhatt, has also urged its other stakeholders to contribute generously to the PM CARES Fund. The donations to this Fund have been made exempt from income tax under Section 80 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961. Such contributions can be made by the interested stakeholders using the following URL/Link: wvvw.prnindiagov.in/en/pm-cares/
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan flags concerns over crude oil prices in high-level consultation meeting with OPEC Secretary General
Minister urges phasing out of production cuts
OPEC estimates India to be the fastest-growing economy in 2021
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today held a high level consultation meeting with OPEC Secretary General H.E Dr. Mohammed SanusiBarkindo. Shri Pradhan flagged concerns over the increasing crude oil prices and its impact on consumers as well as on smart economic recovery. Heemphasised that high crude prices is adding significant inflationary pressure on India.
Both sides discussed recent oil market developments, trends in oil demand recoveries, economic growth forecasts and overcoming energy challenges among other issues of mutual interest. Shri Pradhan reiterated his request of phasing out production cuts and also emphasised that crude prices should remain within a reasonable band, which will be in the collective interests of both consumers & producers and will encourage a consumption-led recovery.
Shri Pradhan conveyed his deep appreciation to OPEC, Secretary General HE Dr. Barkindo and to key partner countries—Saudi Arabia & the UAE, for their support to India during the second wave of the Covid pandemic, especially with supplies of medicines, ISO containers, LMO and vital petroleum products. He expressed happiness on OPEC’s analysis which shows that India will be the fastest growing emerging market economy in 2021.
India has been expanding technical cooperation, exchange of experts and other collaborations with OPEC since the first High-Level OPEC-India Energy.
Ministry of Cooperation
Data of PACCS
Ministry of Cooperation is developing a comprehensive National Cooperative Database in a phased manner. Mapping of about 2.64 lakh primary cooperative societies of three sectors i.e. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies , Dairy and Fisheries has been completed in February, 2023 under Phase-I. Under Phase-II, Mapping of National Cooperative Societies/Federations has been completed. Under Phase-III, the Database is being extended to the remaining cooperative societies working in all other sectors. As per the Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by National Cooperative Union of India , State-wise number of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies  in the country are placed at Annexure.
The data of all cooperative societies, including PACS, collected under the National Cooperative Database has been entered and verified under the supervision of the District Registrar Office of the State Registrar of Cooperative Societies .
As per statutory provisions, the Cooperative Societies with objects not confined to one State are governed by Entry 44 of Union List of the Constitution and are centrally administered by Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies  under provisions of Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. The Cooperative Societies, including Primary Agriculture Credit Societies , with objects confined to one State are governed by Entry 32 of State List of the Constitution and are administered by the concerned State Registrar of Cooperative Societies  as per provisions of respective State Cooperative Societies Act.
This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Annexure
State-wise number of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies  in the country
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|
Sr. No.
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Name of State/UT
|
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Number of PACS
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|
1
|
|
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
|
|
51
|
|
2
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
|
2051
|
|
3
|
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
|
34
|
|
4
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
766
|
|
5
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
8463
|
|
6
|
|
CHANDIGARH
|
|
17
|
|
7
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
|
1333
|
|
8
|
|
DELHI
|
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
GOA
|
|
81
|
|
10
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
8484
|
|
11
|
|
HARYANA
|
|
711
|
|
12
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
|
2127
|
|
13
|
|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR#
|
|
643
|
|
14
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
|
2345
|
|
15
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
|
5679
|
|
16
|
|
KERALA
|
|
1647
|
|
17
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|
19
|
|
18
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
|
4457
|
|
19
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
|
21217
|
|
20
|
|
MANIPUR
|
|
223
|
|
21
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
|
179
|
|
22
|
|
MIZORAM
|
|
159
|
|
23
|
|
NAGALAND
|
|
1719
|
|
24
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
2701
|
|
25
|
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
|
53
|
|
26
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
3543
|
|
27
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
6411
|
|
28
|
|
SIKKIM
|
|
176
|
|
29
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
|
4511
|
|
30
|
|
TELANGANA
|
|
798
|
|
31
|
|
THE DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU
|
|
2
|
|
32
|
|
TRIPURA
|
|
268
|
|
33
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
|
8929
|
|
34
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
|
759
|
|
35
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|
7405
|
||
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Total
|
|
97961
Source: Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by NCUI
# The figures of Jammu & Kashmir  included the figures of Ladakh
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Hon’ble Governor of Punjab Shri V.P. Singh Badnore inaugurates Photo Exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrut 
Governor of Punjab Shri V.P. Singh Badnore today inaugurated Photo Exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav  put up by Regional Outreach Bureau and Press Information Bureau, Chandigarh at Tagore Theatre. Additional Director General , Smt. Devpreet Singh accompanied the Hon’ble Governor to see the Photo Exhibition which was well received and appreciated by the Governor. The exhibition put special focus on life stories of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and other freedom fighters.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Principal Secretary , Chandigarh, Shri Arun Kumar Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, Shri Mandeep Brar and other senior officers. A street play on Bhagat Singh was also performed by the artists of the Regional Outreach Bureau, Chandigarh on the occasion.
Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav would commence 75 weeks prior to Independence Day 2022 and would continue till Independence Day 2023. The Government will organize a series of events to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence as ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ beginning from 12th March, 2021 to 15th August, 2022. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that the festival of 75 years of Independence would be a festival, in which the spirit of freedom struggle, tribute to the martyrs and their pledge to create India would be experienced.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 90.79 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 97.89%; Highest since March 2020
20,799 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 0.78% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 101 days
With the administration of 23,46,176 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 90.79 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 88,05,668 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,03,73,789
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
89,34,169
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,83,55,327
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1,51,09,293
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
36,74,65,954
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
8,83,14,532
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
16,12,96,306
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
7,85,84,116
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10,23,23,752
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
5,71,75,623
|
|
Total
|
|
90,79,32,861
The recovery of 26,718 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,31,21,247.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.89%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 99 consecutive days now.
20,799 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 2,64,458, which is the lowest in 200 days. Active cases presently constitute 0.78% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
9,91,676 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 57.42 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.63% remains less than 3% for the last 101 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 2.10%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for last 35 days and below 5% for 118 consecutive days now.